Willie Mariah Andis
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2) Willie Mariah Andis:
born 26 July 1866 IL; Lubbock,
Texas City Directory listings for Willie;
died 07 Dec 1957 Durant, Bryan, OK;
obituary;
buried Highland Cemetery, Durant, Bryan, OK;
tombstone photo;
married William Franklin "Frank" Houk on 16 Sep 1886 Clinton,
Henry, MO
(born 08 Jun 1864 Moniteau Co, MO;
died 12 Dec 1915 Durant, Bryan, OK;
buried Highland Cemetery, Durant, Bryan, OK;
tombstone photo;
unable to determine Willie's parents);
* Willie's obituary references children Roy F
Houk, Mrs T N Alexander, Mrs O C Naile and Mrs R B
Thompson.
In Roy F
Houk''s obituary, it states "Mrs O C Hale". We cannot conclusively identify Mrs O C Naile/Hale at this time.
children*:
1) Minnie Lee Houk - born 25
May 1887 MO;
died 03
Jun 1973 Bryan Co, OK;
buried
Highland Cemetery, Durant, Bryan, OK;
tombstone photo;
Minnie
married (1) ____ Briggs (born (___); died by 1910);
no
children
Minnie
married (2) Homer Wells Williams on 22 Nov 1910
(born 08 Sep 1884 Henderson Co, TX;
died 26 May 1927 Durant, Bryan, OK;
buried Highland Cemetery, Durant, Bryan, OK;
tombstone photo;
WWI draft registration card;
signature:
;
unable to determine Homer's parents);
children:
1) Elzine Williams - living?; married?; children?
Minnie possibly
married (3) to O C Naile or O.C. Hale
2) Roy F Houk - born 08 Jun
1889 MO;
no draft registration card found;
died
23 Aug 1961 Durant, Bryan, OK; obituary;
buried
Highland Cemetery, Durant, Bryan, OK;
tombstone photo;
married
Lula Sawyer on 29 Jan 1916 Bryan Co, OK
(born 23 Mar 1888 San Angelo, TX;
died 21 Oct 1984 Lubbock, Lubbock, TX; obituary;
buried Highland Cemetery, Durant, Bryan, OK;
tombstone photo;
unable to determine Lula's parents);
Directory listings for Roy, Lula and Roy Houk Jr;
children:
1) Roy Franklin Jr Houk - born 13 Jun 1921 Durant, Bryan,
OK;
died 17 Aug 1980 Lubbock Co, TX; obituary;
buried Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, Lubbock, TX; tombstone photo;
U.S. Army Air Corps - WWII;
married?; children?
2) Billy Jack Houk - born 18 Aug 1929;
died 09 Sep 1992 Lubbock, Lubbock, TX; obituary;
buried Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, Lubbock, TX; tombstone
photo;
U.S. Army - Korea;
married Wanda V Kimbrough on 01 Jun 1955 Muleshoe, Bailey, TX
(born
26 Oct 1932 Clovis, Curry, NM;
died 01 May 2010 Lubbock, Lubbock, TX;
obituary;
buried Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, Lubbock, TX;
tombstone photo;
daughter of Finis Kimbrough (1909-1994) and Johnnie ____
(1910-2009);
Finis and Johnnie buried Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery, Muleshoe, Bailey, TX;
tombstone photo;
Wanda married (2) John Eldridge on 01 May 2005 Muleshoe, Bailey, TX);
children:
1) Randy Kyle "Rand" Houk - living?; married Beverly
____ (living?);
children:
1) Jacky Houk - living?; married?; children?
2) Kimberly Houk - living?; married?; children?
3) Christopher Houk - born (___); died by May 2010; married?; children?
3) John Franklin Houk - born 22 Jan 1924 Durant, Bryan, OK;
died 01 Nov 1973 Lubbock, Lubbock, TX;
death certificate;
cause of death: acute mycardial infarction, acute congestive heart failure,
coronary artery obstruction, arteriosclerosis;
obituary;
buried Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, Lubbock, TX; tombstone
photo;
unknown branch - WWII;
John married (1) ____ (living?);
children:
1) unknown Houk - living?;
married?; children?
2) unknown Houk - living?;
married?; children?
3) unknown Houk - living?;
married?; children?
John married (2) Wanda F ____ (living?);
children:
4) Mike Houk - living?;
married?; children?
5) Terry Houk - living?;
married?; children?
3) Maude A Houk - born Oct
1892 MO;
died
(___); (last found 1957 Bryan Co, OK when her mother died)
married
Robert B "Bob" Thompson c. 1908
(born c. 1902 AR; died (___));
children:
1) Haskell F Thompson - born 19 Jun
1908 AR;
died
05 Sep 1999 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, OK;
buried Highland Cemetery, Durant, Bryan, OK; tombstone
photo;
U.S. Army - WWII; enlistment
record;
married Rubye Inez ____ on 02 Sep 1933
(born 22 Sep 1907;
died 22 Aug 1990;
buried Highland Cemetery, Durant, Bryan, OK; tombstone
photo;
children?
2) Willie Thompson - living?; married?; children?
3) Nell Thompson - living?; married?; children?
4) June Thompson - living?; married?; children?
5) Maudie Thompson - living?; married?; children?
4) Lily Dee Houk - born Mar
1898 MO;
Lubbock, Texas City
Directory listing for Lily; news article regarding Lily;
died
1983 probably Lubbock, Lubbock, TX;
buried
Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, Lubbock, TX;
crypt photo;
Lily
married (1) Noah Marcus "Dick" Gosdin on 17 Jun 1916 Bryan Co, OK
(license date)
(born 21 Sep 1896 College Hill, AR;
Lubbock, Texas City
Directory listing for Noah;
died 19 Jul 1976 Waco, McLennan, TX;
death certificate; obituary;
cause of death: organic brain syndrome, cerebral atherosclerosis;
buried IOOF Cemetery, Hamilton Co, TX; tombstone
photo;
WWI draft registration card;
signature:
;
son of Alfred B Gosdin (1858 GA-1954 OK) and Mary Frances
"Fannie" Gutry (04 Jul 1856-07 Aug 1915 OK);
Alfred and Mary buried Highland Cemetery, Durant, Bryan, OK -
tombstone photo;
on 21 Jul 1945 Cotton Co, OK, Noah married (2) Mildred Estelle Higdon
(26 Aug 1911-08 Oct 1989 McLennan Co, TX; buried IOOF Cemetery, Hamilton Co, TX;
tombstone photo)
Noah and Mildred had son Alfred Ronald Gosdin);
likely
divorced by c. 1942;
children:
1) Leroy Franklin "Frank" Gosdin - born 1917 Durant, Bryan,
OK;
Lubbock, Texas City
Directory listing for Frank;
died 02 Aug 1992 Lubbock, Lubbock, TX; obituary
- includes photo;
buried Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, Lubbock, TX; crypt
photo;
U.S. Army; enlistment record;
married Mary Jo Killian on 09 May 1941 Clovis, Curry, NM
(born 26 Apr 1923 Fort Worth, TX; ;
died 18 Feb 1994 Lubbock, Lubbock, TX; obituary;
buried Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, Lubbock, TX; crypt photo;
unable to determine Mary's parents);
children:
1) Richard Lee Gosdin - living?;
married
Sheron Lee Nixon
(living?;
daughter of Johnnie Robert Nixon and Cona Lee Massey);
children:
1) Shala Michelle Gosdin - living?; married?;
children?
2) Melissa Jo Gosdin - living?; married?; children?
2) Joe Dan Gosdin - born 29 Aug 1944
Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX;
died 31 Oct 2010 Irving, Dallas, TX;
obituary
- includes photo;
buried Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX;
tombstone photo;
Joe married (1) Gloria Ann Edmiston on 26
Aug 1966 Dallas Co, TX
(living?; daughter of James Pierce Edmiston and Madeline Prince);
divorced 04 Aug 1971 Dallas Co, TX;
no children;
Joe married (2) Joan Elizabeth Race on 15 Jan 1972 Dallas Co,
TX (living?);
divorced 21 Sep 1984 Dallas Co, TX;
children:
1) Jeffrey Robert Gosdin - living?; married Christi
____ (living?); children?
2) Jerrod Wayne Gosdin - living?; married Jescenia
____ (living?); children?
Joe married (3) Kathleen "Cat" May on 12 Sep 1987 Dallas Co, TX
(born
10 Sep 1951 Glenn Cove, Nassau, NY;
died 07 Mar 1999
Irving, Dallas, TX;
obituary;
buried Bear Creek Cemetery, Euless, Tarrant, TX;
tombstone photo);
3) David Lyn Gosdin - living?;
married
Susan E Minor on 25 Mar 1970 Lubbock Co, TX (living?);
divorced 24 Aug 1987 Tarrant Co, TX;
children?
4) Jeffery Dean Gosdin - living?; married?; children?
2) Marion Francis Gosdin - born 29 Oct 1919 Durant, Bryan,
OK;
Lubbock, Texas City
Directory listing for Marion;
died 22 Sep 2004 Houston, Harris, TX ;
obituary
- includes photo;
buried Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, Lubbock, TX;
crypt photo;
U.S. Navy - WWII;
married Audrey Naomi Williams on 25 Mar 1942 South Mills, NC; (living?);
children:
1) Mary Gosdin - living?; married Joe Wells (living?);
children?
2) Jim Gosdin - living?; married?; children?
Lily
married (2)
Tommy N Alexander
(born 1908;
died
Feb 1958;
buried Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, Lubbock, TX;
crypt
photo);
children?
5) unknown Houk
- born and died 1886-1900
6) unknown Houk - born and
died 1886-1900